Stocking form



April 16, 1929.

J. L. FAGAN STOCKING FORM jwezilbn; Q/Jmi; Egaju 946-6 V220 Filed July 9, 1927 Patented Apr. 16, 1929.

JOHN L. FAGAN, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, assrenoa To Pnootron & SCHVJARTZ,INCORPORATED, or PHILADELPHIA, rnrmsynvanm, a oonrona'rrorr or rnmrsznvenre.

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Application filed July 9, 1827. Serial No. 204,491.

This invention relates to certain improve ments in. forms on-whi'ch stockings are dried, and in which the foot section beyond the heel is removable from the body of the form.

The object of the invention is to simplify the construction of the means for-attaching the foot section tothe body of the form, and to provide means for rigidly securing'the parts together., 7

In the accompanying drawing: Fig. 1 is a side view of a stocking form illustrating my invention;

Fig. 2 is a view showing the opposite side of the form illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the form shown in Fig. 1; 1

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional View on the line H, Fig. 1, showing the method of attaching the footsection to the bodyof the form.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the body portion of the form, withthe side plates removed;

Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of the foot section; and

Fig. 7 is a modification of the invention.

1 is the body of the form, having a heel section 2, and 3 is the foot section, including that part of thefoot beyond the heel and the toe.

The section 3 is removable, so that different lengths and shapes of foot sections can be attached to the body portion, in order to dry stockings of different sizes.

These forms must be comparatively flat so as not to interfere with the shape of the stocking, and, therefore, no projections must extend beyond the permanent portion of the form which would interfere with the placing of a stocking on the form or its removal therefrom.

In the body portion 1 isarecess 4, on each side of which are shoulders 55, and enclosing this recess are two plates 6 and 7, secured together and to the body portion by rlvets 8 or other suitable fastenings.

The plate 7 has a tongue 9 forming an integral part of the plate as shown, and this tongue has a projection 10 which extends into transverse openings 11 -in the two plates projects into the recess 4 as clearly shown in Fig.1, so that when the parts are in position as in Fig. '1, the projection 10' of'the spring tongue will enter the opening 12 and firmly secure the foot section to the body portion.

1 preferably make thewalls lit +14 of the recess tslightly tapered, while the edges of the extension 13 of the foot section are also tapered to correspond, so that when the parts are'secured together, there is aneat fit between the parts, the projection on the tongue securing the parts together. 7

The tongue 9 in this instance is an integral part ofone of the plates, and is formed by splitting the plates, but in'some instances the tongue may be a separate piece, as'shown at 9, set in a recess in the plate 7, and secured thereto by riveting or welding (see Fig. 7 r

By the above construction, a very simple and effective means for attaching the detachable foot section to the stocking form is provided, and one in which thefoot'section can be readily detached by pushing the proj ection of the spring tongue out of the opening as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4:, after Which the foot section can be readily removed and another substituted for it.

I claim:

1. The combination in a stocking form and a detachable foot section, one of said parts having a recess and the other pa t having a projection adapted to the recess; and a spring tongue on one of said parts movable laterally relative to the for-1n and adapted to engage the other part.

2. The combination in a stocking form in which the foot section is detachable, of a body portion having a recess therein, the foot section having a projection adapted to the recess; and a spring tongue movable laterally relative to the form and arranged to lock the foot section and body portion together.

- 3. The combination in a stocking'form, of a body portion having a recess therein; plates on each side of the recess and enclosing said recess at the sides, one of said plates having a tongue with a projection movable laterally relative to the form, the plates having openings arranged to receive the projection. on the tongue; and a foot section havin an o jenin into which the ro'ection extends wnen the parts are assembled.

the body portion, of a body portion having a recess therein; two plates, one on each side of the body portion and secured thereto, said plates closing the recess at the sides, each plate havingtransverse openings, the foot section'having an extension adapted to the recess and having transverse openings therein aligning with the openings in the body portion; and a. tongue. having a projection movable laterally relative to the form adapted to extend through the transverse openings in the body portion and foot portion, and securing the parts together.

5. The combination in a stocking form, in which the footsection is detachable from the body portion, of a body portion having a tapered recess therein; plates on each side of the body portion and closing the sides of the recess, one of said plates having a spring tongue with a projection, and the other of said plates having an opening adapted ,to receive the projection; and a foot section havinga tapered extension corresponding to the taper or the recess and having transverse openings therein aligning with the openings Walls of the recess, one of said plates having an integral springtongue, the said tongue being provided with a projection, the foot section having an extension adapted to the recess and an opening to receive the projection on thetongue When the. projection of the foot section is in the recess.

J O HN L. FAGAN, 

